GA: Woman Told Not to Sing National Anthem on Flight Carrying Fallen Soldier

Oct. 17, 2017

ATLANTA - A Georgia woman says a Delta flight attendant prevented passengers on her flight from singing the National Anthem as crews unloaded the casket of a fallen soldier at Atlanta's airport over the weekend. 

Pamela Dee Gaudry said when she learned the body of Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright was on her flight, she decided to ask fellow passengers if they would join her in singing the National Anthem as a show of respect. The 29-year-old special forces soldier was among four U.S. troops killed in an attack in Niger on Oct. 4. 

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